Edward Tobinick, assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA, recently received a patent for his new method for fighting neurological diseases and related disorders. Tobinick’s method uses therapeutic agents produced through recombinant DNA technology that inhibits the action of certain natural molecules in the body, called cytokines. Read more...

There are more effective ways to counter the spread of HIV/AIDS beyond simply preaching abstinence and safe sex, according to UCLA Regents lecturer Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott. Read more...

The center of the galaxy never looked so good. UCLA astronomers and their colleagues recently released the highest-resolution mid-infrared picture ever taken of the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Read more...

Dr. Daniel Furst of the UCLA Division of Rheumatology and Arthritis received the Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award for his leadership and involvement in the fight against arthritis. Read more...

UCLA employee Tim Alexander was born with pectus excavatum, a deformity also known as “sunken” or “concave” chest. Although he was initially advised against corrective surgery when he was younger, Alexander, now 32 years old, was able to take advantage of a new technique developed by UCLA professor of surgery Eric Fonkulsrud. Read more...

The largest federally-funded clinical trial on medical imaging is under way at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center. The cancer center is seeking 2,475 women to participate in the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial to determine whether digital mammography is equal or superior to standard film mammography. Read more...

It is widely known that advances in biotechnology, like stem cell therapy, have the potential to cure Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes and other diseases. However, there are several aspects of this research that are cause for concern and fodder for controversy. Read more...